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Infection

nounid 75766·updated May 18, 2026
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(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

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synonym
contagiontransmission
plural
Infections
possessive
Infection's
pluralpossessive
Infections'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary7 sensesview framework →
§1
in international law, an illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
§2
moral corruption or contamination
§3
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
§4
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
§5
(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
§6
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
§7
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

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